Central Dauphin East is 0-10 against Central Dauphin since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Central Dauphin East Panthers will be home for the holidays to greet the Central Dauphin Rams at 7:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Central Dauphin East took a serious blow against Altoona, falling 65-15.
Meanwhile, Central Dauphin unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 46-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Altoona.
Despite the loss, Central Dauphin had strong showings from Alexis Ferguson, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and three steals, and Olivia Green, who scored six points along with 11 rebounds. Those 12 points set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Syncere Matthews, who scored five points.
Central Dauphin East bumped their record down to 1-1 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 26.5 points per game. As for Central Dauphin, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-1.
Central Dauphin East was dealt a bruising 63-35 defeat at the hands of Central Dauphin in their previous matchup back in January. Can Central Dauphin East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
